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Outdoor group session under a large banyan tree with many hanging aerial roots and a long horizontal branch overhead. Dozens of children and teenage boys and girls sit cross-legged on yellow mats and bare ground, many with eyes closed or gazing forward. A woman in white with an orange-trimmed top sits near the front, speaking or guiding the group. Clothing includes white shirts, striped polos, a blue patterned shirt and bright yellow and green salwar outfits. A girl in the foreground wears a white flower in her hair.

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Outdoor photo of a large group of children and teens seated on the bare ground beneath a huge banyan tree with thick aerial roots and a sweeping horizontal limb. Most wear school-style clothes: white shirts and blouses, a yellow salwar kameez, an orange top, and a pale pink top; several have long braids. They sit attentively in rows facing away from the camera, with a woman in pale clothes at the far left edge. No a person is visible; the scene shows a children's residential programme gathering outdoors.2006-05-04May 04 20062006-05-04A photograph of a large group of children and young teenagers seated cross-legged on white mats outdoors, beneath a massive banyan tree with hanging aerial roots. Most have their eyes closed in meditation or quiet sitting. Girls in white salwar kameez with white dupattas sit in the foreground, and a girl in a yellow dress with a long side braid sits at right. Boys wear shirts and shorts in blue, green, striped and white.2006-05-04Outdoor photo of a large group of children seated on the ground under a big spreading tree with a thick horizontal branch. A man in white clothes stands at left, speaking to the children, who sit in rows wearing mostly white shirts and mixed-colour clothing in red, blue and orange. On the right, a dark stone statue of a standing figure in white drapery sits inside an arched stone frame beside a red-painted platform. A small shrine or fire-pit area is visible in the background.2006-05-04A large group of children sits cross-legged on sand beneath a wide, spreading tree with thick twisting branches. Many children wear white, orange, pink, green and blue salwar or dress clothing, and several wear small name badges. In the foreground on the left, an adult in white clothing stands at the edge of the frame. Other adults in white and a figure in green move among the trees behind the seated children, one climbing on a branch. The scene appears to be an outdoor children's gathering.2006-05-04A photograph of a large outdoor group of children and teens seated on the ground under a huge spreading banyan tree with dense aerial roots and hanging vines. Many are in white uniform shirts and kurtas, with others wearing orange, green, yellow, pink and blue salwar or dresses. A man in an all-white kurta stands at right beside the tree trunk, facing the seated group as if teaching or leading them. Some adults sit at the edges, and a light-coloured pole stands in the foreground near the audience.2006-05-04June 24 20102010-06-24Photograph of a seated group of schoolboys in front of a large banyan tree with many hanging aerial roots. The boys sit closely packed on a pale stone or concrete floor, most facing forward with eyes closed or lowered in quiet attention. The foreground boy wears a white shirt and a dark beaded mala around his neck. Others wear white shirts, a light beige shirt, and a blue-and-white striped polo. The scene appears to be a gathering of children listening or meditating outdoors under the tree.2006-05-04A large outdoor gathering of children seated on bare ground beneath a spreading tree with a bent trunk and green foliage. Many children wear white kurtas or shirts, while others wear colourful tops in yellow, green, blue and red. In the centre-left, a figure in an orange-saffron robe sits cross-legged among the children, next to a silver-coloured object at the lower left. A young man in a white shirt stands at the right edge, and a few more standing figures appear near the back. Thin wooden poles and a small flag are visible at the left. The children appear to be attending a residential youth programme session.2006-05-01Outdoor group meditation beneath a large banyan tree with many aerial roots and sprawling branches. Dozens of seated practitioners sit cross-legged on woven mats and a raised platform on reddish earth. Most wear white clothing; several men wear saffron/orange shawls over white kurtas, and many have rudraksha malas around their necks. Several have white vibhuti or tilak marks on their foreheads. Their eyes are closed and their hands rest in their laps, showing a meditation or yoga session. No single figure is clearly identifiable as a person, so no candidate is named.2006-10-11Outdoor photo under leafy trees of many children seated cross-legged on mats and bare earth facing a stone shrine with a white-robed seated figure beside a shrine arch and a dark deity murti. Foreground shows a woman with light hair in a white top and a girl in yellow-patterned dress. Children wear white, orange, red, blue and striped clothing. Red stone platform and arch frame the shrine.2006-05-04Outdoor photo under a large banyan tree with spreading aerial roots at a camp setting. Dozens of children sit cross-legged on mats on bare earth in rows, many in white kurtas and salwar, some in orange, pink and yellow outfits. In the foreground left, a man in an all-white kurta stands with his back to the camera on a paved curved path. Adults in white and light clothing and a woman in a patterned orange top and red trousers on the right move among the seated children. Behind them other people stand and walk through the shaded grounds.2006-05-04